OotP: Petunia

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No: HPFGUIDX 64012

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Charlotte Carl-Mitchell 
<ccm at t...> wrote:
> 
> 
> jmgarciaiii wrote:
> 
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "maneelyfh" <maneelyfh at y...>
> > wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> > > I think Petunia is a squib.
> > [snip]
> >
> > I am coming around to that viewpoint myself. IMO, I think Petunia
> > could very well turn out to be a self-hating squib, who, 
incapable of
> > measuring up to her "perfect sister" turns her back on wizarding 
and
> > tries to out-Muggle everyone.
> >
> > Just my 2 knuts,
> >
> > -Joe in SoFla 
> 
> But didn't Petunia say in SS, quoting her parents, "Ohhh, we have a 
> witch in the family!" Would they be surprised if they were magical 
> themselves?
> Charlotte

Maybe they weren't, maybe Petunia was so jealous because she was only 
a squib whereas Lilly had become a witch and yet both parents were 
Muggles. Has it been said, forgive me I have forgotten if it has, 
which was the older sister, Lily or Petunia?